TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Oldsmar, FL
| 1 | Rule | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: B | $120,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Roman Ruler - Rockcide, Personal Flag
Sire: Roman Ruler , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Personal Flag, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
| 2 | Schoolyard Dreams | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B | $40,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Stephen Got Even - Hear This, Prospector's Music
Sire: Stephen Got Even , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 275 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Prospector's Music, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. In 2009: 1.18 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($8,500).
| 3 | Uptowncharlybrown | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Limehouse - La Iluminada, Langfuhr
Sire: Limehouse , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 145 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Langfuhr , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $57,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
Others: Silver Craft, $10,000; Middle of the Nite, $6,000; Tristen's Mambo, $4,000.
Scratched: African Moon.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rule | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Schoolyard Dreams | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Derek S. Ryan |
| 3 | Uptowncharlybrown | Daniel Centeno | Alan S. Seewald |
| 4 | Silver Craft | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Anthony L. Reinstedler |
| 5 | Middle of the Nite | Edgar S. Prado | Thomas Albertrani |
| 6 | Tristen's Mambo | Leandro R. Goncalves | Gerry Carwood |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rule | John R. Velazquez | $4.00 | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 2 | Schoolyard Dreams | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $5.80 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 6 | Uptowncharlybrown | Daniel Centeno | $2.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-2) | $20.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-2-6) | $40.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-2-6-5) | $176.80 | ||||||||||
Battle Hardened, given a patient ride by Julien Leparoux, earned the first win of his career when he defeated a big field in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs.
3 days agoThe grade III Sam F. Davis looks like a wide-open affair going in, so let's see if we can winnow out some angles.
5 days ago
Already with a slew of top 3-year-olds taking aim at the Triple Crown, Todd Pletcher will send out yet another prospect in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (gr. III), a race he has won four of the last six years.
5 days ago
The Fort Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIIT) not only drew a full field, but many of the entrants are recognizable names with both turf and dirt experience. It should make for an interesting race, as a field of 12 will do battle.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, all set for next weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with standouts Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo, have another dynamic duo entered in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Third at mid-stretch, former claimer Headache closed steadily to edge Where's Sterling by a half-length in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) in Illinois Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011Tapizar, making his first start in nearly eight months, went to gate to wire to upset odds-on choice Boys At Tosconova in an optional claiming allowance race at Belmont Park Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Grade I winner Giant Oak faces stiff competition from nine challengers in Hawthorne Racecourse's marquee fall event.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Standout filly Havre de Grace put herself in the picture for Horse of the Year honors with a gutsy win in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) over males at Saratoga Sept. 3.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Havre de Grace will face males for the first time in the $750,000 Woodward (gr.l) Sept. 3 at Saratoga, where she will meet seven rivals.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Extra steeplechase adds lift to three Thursdays.
Winless since August, 2009 and dismissed at 15-1 against an accomplished field, Kensei sprung a big upset in the $200,000 Salvator Mile (gr. III) when he came from off the pace under Edgar Prado to win July 2 at Monmouth Park
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Morning Line, winner of the seven-furlong Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct in his last start, heads a field of seven in the Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Grade I winner Haynesfield, expected to be one of the top older horses of 2011, will make his season debut April 30 when he faces five foes in the $100,000 Westchester (gr. III) on opening weekend at Belmont Park.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The first two finishers in the controversial March 5 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) are ready for a rematch -- in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, proof of what a $1 million purse and graded status can do for a race.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Jason, Tom and Rich handicap the San Felipe (gr. II), Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) and the Timely Writer S.
Luis Olivares' Tackleberry will seek his fifth stakes victory in six starts when he returns to face seven foes in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) at one mile March 12.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Colizeo, who has the looks of a star in the making, captured the $60,000 Challenger Stakes in style, as he set a stakes record for the 20-year-old race by traveling 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.94 under Willie Martinez.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer and multiple graded stakes placed local Schoolyard Dreams headline the $60,000 Challenger Stakes March 5 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Super Saver's half brother bursts on the scene with a big win at Tampa. A TrueNicks pedigree profile.
Brethren remained unbeaten in three starts and did so in scintillating fashion, drawing off to a four length victory in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, February 12, 2011While Brethren is the morning line favorite in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes, he's a 5-2 favorite, not a 6-5 favorite. Not yet, anyway.
Friday, February 11, 2011